At last Connections fix pack 3.0.1.1 is now available to download and fixes lots of little issues, including the firefox feature with files and wikis and the issue chrome has with files.
I installed it on my test system yesterday and it went very smoothly.
The fix pack can be downloaded from Fix Central. Fix ID is: 3.0.1.0-LC-Multi-FP001
The Fixpack is installed using the IBM installation manger (IM).
It was very straight forward – basic steps are as follows
Download the fixpack zip file
Stop the Connections WAS servers, but leave the Deployment manager and Nodeagent servers running
Start the IBM installation manager
From the installer manager menu , click File -> Preferences
Add a repository (if you have used eclipse or RAD (Rational Application Developer) / WSAD (WebSphere Application Developer) in the past you will be familiar with these steps)
Point the repository path to the full path of the fixpack zip file and click ok
If there is an issue connecting to the repository the IM will let you know at this point.
Click update and follow to the guide to install the fix pack – ensure all applications are selected and enter a valid wasadmin user name and password.
Review the summary information. Click Back to change the information or click Update to install the selected fix packs.
When the installation is complete, synchronize all the nodes and restart all the clusters
As ever please review the full technote / read me which can be found here
IBM are making these fixes easier and easier for people without a huge amount of WebSphere / Connections knowledge to install – good on them.
I am very impressed with all the improvements I have seen over the past 3 or 4 years around fixes and fix packs – IBM has come along way since I first started “mucking about with WebSphere” 11 years ago.